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Singer Kate Bush is to return to the stage tonight after 35 years, only to request that fans refrain from taking photos or filming during shows.

Singer Kate Bush due to perform after 30 years Credit: PA

The star will perform live to kick off a 22-show run at the Hammersmith Apollo in west London - the same venue where she effectively retired from live performances after six weeks on the road in 1979.

Tickets for the 56-year-old's comeback gigs sold out in less than 15 minutes after they were announced in March. In a statement on her website, the singer said:

It would mean a great deal to me if you would please refrain from taking photos or filming during the shows. I very much want to have contact with you as an audience, not with iphones, ipads or cameras.

I know it's a lot to ask but it would allow us to all share in the experience together.

Fans desperate to see Kate Bush make her live comeback may have to pay out £1,500 after tickets sold out instantly.

Tickets for the 22-date tours were originally priced from £49 but they sold out in just 15 minutes this morning with many now on sale online at inflated prices.

One fan, writing on Twitter as @kankurette, said: "I love Kate Bush but I am not paying out the nose to see her. I have my limits."

Simon Presswell, managing director of Ticketmaster UK, said many fans were left disappointed as a result of the phenomenal demand with over 65,000 fans looking for tickets on the company's website at its peak.

"After a 35 year wait several thousand lucky fans will be seeing Kate Bush perform live, but despite playing 22 dates demand has significantly exceeded the number of tickets available so regrettably a number of fans will be left disappointed," he added.

Bush, who was dressed in dark flowing robes, said: "I feel incredibly thrilled to receive this honour which I share with my family, friends and fellow musicians and everyone who has been such an important part of it all.

"Now I've got something really special to put on top of the Christmas tree."